Canon RF 800mm f11 IS STM

Super Telephoto Prime Lens for Canon RF-Mount Cameras

Overview

The Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM is a super telephoto prime lens designed for Canon RF-mount mirrorless cameras. This lens offers an extraordinary reach with a compact and lightweight design, making it ideal for wildlife, sports, and distant subject photography. Despite its impressive focal length, the RF 800mm f/11 is highly portable, enabling photographers to capture distant scenes with ease.

Key Features

Extraordinary Telephoto Reach

• 800mm Focal Length: Provides extreme telephoto reach, ideal for capturing distant subjects such as wildlife, sports, and even celestial bodies.
• Fixed f/11 Aperture: Designed to balance the need for long reach with a lightweight and portable form factor.

Image Stabilization

• Optical Image Stabilization: Offers up to 4 stops of shake correction, ensuring sharp images even when shooting handheld at such a long focal length.

Compact and Lightweight Design

• Retractable Design: The lens features a retractable design that makes it more compact and portable, perfect for travel and on-the-go shooting.
• Lightweight Construction: Weighing just 1,260g (2.77 lbs), the RF 800mm f/11 is easy to carry and handle, despite its long focal length.

Smooth and Quiet Autofocus

• STM Motor: The Stepping Motor (STM) provides smooth and quiet autofocus, making it ideal for both stills and video. The focus is fast and precise, ensuring sharp results even with moving subjects.

Advanced Optical Design

• Diffractive Optics (DO): The use of diffractive optics reduces the overall size and weight of the lens while minimizing chromatic aberrations and ensuring high-quality images.
• Super Spectra Coating: Helps to reduce flare and ghosting for increased contrast and color fidelity when working in strong lighting conditions.

Specifications

• Model: Canon RF 800mm f/11 IS STM
• Mount: Canon RF
• Focal Length: 800mm
• Maximum Aperture: f/11
• Minimum Aperture: Fixed at f/11
• Lens Construction: 11 elements in 8 groups
• Angle of View: 3° 5'
• Minimum Focus Distance: 6m (19.68 ft)
• Maximum Magnification: 0.14x
• Image Stabilization: Up to 4 stops
• Filter Size: 95mm
• Dimensions: 101.6mm diameter x 281.8mm length
• Weight: 1,260g (2.77 lbs)

Additional Benefits

Versatile and Reliable Performance

• Long Reach in a Compact Package: The RF 800mm f/11 offers unmatched telephoto capabilities in a lens that is surprisingly compact and portable.
• Ease of Use: The fixed f/11 aperture simplifies exposure settings, allowing photographers to focus more on composition and capturing the moment.

Ideal for Various Photography Genres

• Wildlife Photography: Capture detailed images of animals from a distance without disturbing them.
• Sports Photography: Perfect for capturing athletes in action from the sidelines.
• Astronomy: Its long reach makes it suitable for basic astrophotography, capturing distant celestial objects.